Why Rituals Matter in Meditation (And in Life) 🌙🗝️

it’s day 10 of my meditation journey 🧘‍♂️✨

before i dive into today’s meditation update, i wanna share something personal — today is my birthday 🎉🎂. june 12 — a day where i always remind myself of how far i’ve come. life’s been rough, not gonna lie. challenges, setbacks, failures… but somehow, i’m still standing here — learning, evolving, becoming better bit by bit. from here on, no matter what life throws at me, i’ll stay strong. 🚀

now coming back to today’s meditation experience — if i put it in one word: normal. nothing crazy, nothing out of the box, just normal. but one thing that’s been bugging me for the past few days is this whole third eye mystery 🧿 — sometimes i get those glimpses, that spark, that experience — and sometimes… nothing at all. and i kept asking myself — why does this happen?

today i feel like i finally got a part of the answer. it’s the ritual. to have a deep and powerful meditation session — you gotta respect the ritual.

for me, this is what works:

→ waking up at 4 AM ⏰ (not just randomly rolling out of bed)
→ first thing: drink 2 glasses of water 💧
→ splash water on my face 5 times to wake up properly 🚿
→ toilet 🛁 — get that comfort out of the way
→ warm-up — especially neck rotations (trust me, they help a lot) 🔄
→ roll out my carpet 🧺, open my breath app 📱 (only for that, no scrolling, no distractions)
→ sit down. start. breathe. 🌬️

when i follow this, i feel present. but when i break this ritual — like waking up late, skipping warm-up, or checking the phone first — it ruins the flow. that discipline, that excitement of the practice — it just fades. that’s probably the main reason behind some days being good and some days feeling like “just get it done”.

so moving forward, i’m setting a tiny new goal — practice just sitting for 30 minutes without breaking the flow. not focusing too much on whether i reach deep meditation or not — just being still. no fidgeting, no yawning, no giving up halfway. 30 minutes of presence. that’s the goal. 💯

also from now on — i’ve decided i should learn deeply about this whole subject of meditation. i don’t just want to practice it — i want to understand it, explore it like a curious student, and implement what works for me.

so yeah — new updates unlocked 🎮
• tiny goals 🎯
• more learning 📚
• better rituals 🔑

will share how this 30 minutes flow experiment goes tomorrow 👀

see you on day 11 ✌️🖤